Earl Palmer

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Earl Palmer

Earl C. Palmer (* 25. October 1924 in New Orleans ; † 19th September 2008 in Los Angeles ) was an American rhythm and blues - and rock 'n' roll - drummer .

At the age of four, Palmer began working with rhythmic patterns as a tap dancer . A little later he began to learn drums. After his time in the military, he joined the Dave Bartholomews Band in 1947 . In 1949 he was the drummer on Fats Domino 's first hit, The Fat Man, and until 1957 he played in Cosimo Matassa's J&M studios on various famous rock 'n' roll recordings, including some by Little Richard ( Tutti Frutti ) , Lloyd Price ( Lawdy Miss Clawdy ) and Smiley Lewis (I Hear You Knockin ') . In 1957, a session for Shirley & Lee led to a job offer from Eddie Mesner , director of Aladdin Records .

So it came that Palmer moved to Los Angeles, where he also released some recordings as a band leader, including the song Johnny's House Party , but otherwise continued to work as a studio musician. In addition to his work for Phil Spector (including Ike and Tina Turner's River Deep - Mountain High and You've Lost That Lovin 'Feelin' by the Righteous Brothers ) and Motown , he played on recordings by Frank Sinatra , Ray Charles , Sam Cooke , BB King , Eddie Cochran , Johnny Otis , Duane Eddy , Ritchie Valens , Neil Young , Elvis Costello , Bonnie Raitt , Randy Newman , the Monkees , Professor Longhair , Taj Mahal , Van Dyke Parks and Roy Brown .

In 1999 Palmer's biography Backbeat: Earl Palmer's Story was published and in 2000 he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the Sidemen category . Palmer died at the age of 83 on September 19, 2008 at his home in Los Angeles.

In 2016, Rolling Stone listed Palmer 25th of the 100 best drummers of all time .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Neue Zürcher Zeitung : Drummer Earl Palmer died on September 20, 2008.
  2. ↑ 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time. Rolling Stone , March 31, 2016, accessed August 6, 2017 .

literature

  • Tony Scherman: Backbeat: Earl Palmer's Story . Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington 1999, ISBN 0-306-80980-X .

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personal data
SURNAME Palmer, Earl
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Palmer, Earl C.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American rhythm and blues and rock 'n' roll drummer
DATE OF BIRTH October 25, 1924
PLACE OF BIRTH New Orleans , Louisiana, USA
DATE OF DEATH September 19, 2008
Place of death los Angeles